The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:26-28
The shameless shame of idolatry. I. ITS DEGRADING INFLUENCE . It violates all morality. Is repeatedly affronted by the discoveries which are made of its wickedness and folly. It affects the whole nation from the highest and the best. The reason is debased and set at naught. II. CALAMITY IS THE TEST OF ITS PRETENSIONS . Whilst things go well with the idolater he forgets God or consciously dishonors him. But when he is overtaken with the consequences of his evil... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:26
A shame to be ashamed of. There is, as Paul tells us ( 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 .), a godly sorrow and a sorrow of the world; a godly sorrow working out a repentance never to be regretted, and a sorrow of the world which works out death. So there is a shame and humiliation which is profitable in the right way and to the highest degree, when a man comes into all the horrors of self-discovery, and is ready to declare himself, feeling it no exaggeration, as the chief of sinners. Such a shame is... read more